SC to take up ‘lifetime disqualification’ matter today

With a little over a month remaining before the country heads to general polls on February 8, the Supreme Court has constituted a seven-member larger bench to address the conflicting issue of lifetime disqualification versus a five-term bar under Article 62(1)f of the Constitution.

The hearing is scheduled for 11:30 am on Tuesday (today). Chief Justice Faez Isa will lead the…